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Asheville History
5 months ago
Tombstone Tales: A Waterloo veteran in Flat Rock

A Waterloo veteran from Glasgow left his mark on Flat Rock before his remains were reportedly carried back to Scotland.

Asheville History
5 months ago
Walking in Wolfe’s footsteps: Asheville tour brings literary past to life

Downtown experience highlights sites, stories and history that shaped the famed novelist

Asheville History
5 months ago
Strangeville: The murder that haunts Tryon Theatre

A 1953 murder inside Tryon Theatre remains unsolved. Today, many locals believe the former manager’s spirit still lingers inside the historic building.

Asheville History
5 months ago
Tombstone Tales: President Lincoln’s bodyguard in Asheville

A Civil War captain known around Asheville for his faith and his stories left behind a life that still resonates.

Asheville History
6 months ago
Strangeville: The haunting of Mitchell County’s old courthouse

Workers and officials in Bakersville’s 1907 courthouse reported footsteps, slamming doors and even a mysterious voice during court.

Asheville History
6 months ago
Tombstone Tales: Charlie Silver’s grave and the enduring mystery of Frankie Silver

In the Kona community near Bakersville, a quiet cemetery holds the resting place of the young man at the center of one of North Carolina’s most debated 19th-century tragedies.

Arts & Culture
6 months ago
Museum features Cherokee perspective on American Revolution in new exhibit

The Museum of the Cherokee People, the tribal museum of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has unveiled “Unrelenting: Cherokee People and the American Revolution,” an exhibit platforming Cherokee artwork, perspectives and reminiscences on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

Asheville History
6 months ago
Strangeville: Sam Brinkley, the North Carolina teacher whose beard touched the floor

The Mitchell County schoolteacher stopped shaving in his 20s and eventually toured with the Barnum & Bailey Circus as “The Man With the Longest Beard in the World.”

Asheville History
6 months ago
Tombstone Tales: After a dog attack in 1902, Willie Harris’ family raced to save him

After a dog attack in Asheville in 1902, 5-year-old Willie Harris was taken north for rabies treatment at a Pasteur institute, where hope briefly rose before ending in heartbreak.

Asheville History
6 months ago
Strangeville: The mystery of Biltmore’s Halloween Room in Asheville

In the basement of America’s largest home, a painted room has fueled decades of rumor, curiosity and mystery.